Wichita, Kansas: A Kansas technical school cancelled plans for Ivanka Trump to give a virtual commencement speech to graduates because of criticism of President Donald Trump's response to protests over the death of George Floyd.
Administrators at Wichita State University and WSU Tech announced the decision late on Thursday, just hours after they had announced that the president's daughter would be speaking to WSU Tech graduates.
Administrators of both universities, which are affiliated, said Saturday's graduation for the technical university would be "refocused" on students, with a nursing graduate as the only speaker.
Ivanka Trump visited WSU Tech's National Centre for Aviation Training last fall. She responded in a tweet, saying, "Our nation's campuses should be bastions of free speech. Cancel culture and viewpoint discrimination are antithetical to academia. Listening to one another is important now more than ever!"
8to24 on June 6th, 2020 at 11:56 UTC »
If this woman isn't thoroughly investigated for insider trading (Daddy has been securing insider deals with China) during the next administration it will weaken my hopes for the existence of Justice in this country.
Unsung_Ironhead on June 6th, 2020 at 11:15 UTC »
Other than being Trump’s offspring, why would she be a valid speaker anyway?
Beaverny on June 6th, 2020 at 11:15 UTC »
She was the one that carried the Bible used for Trump's photo-op.
In a Gucci purse no less.